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Red Mountain

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6. They don't have nearly enough troops to take over anything

Reply to Bayard (Reply #5)

Mon Aug 25, 2025, 08:52 AM

Aug 25

if the civilian population decides to actively resist. And by that I don't mean violent resistance. Nonviolent means would make their position untenable quickly.

And that's if the guard stays loyal. They might not.

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